Effect of crop rotation, fertilisation and tillage on main soil properties and its water extractable organic matter
Francesco De Mastro A , Gennaro Brunetti
A B , Andreina Traversa A and Claudio Cocozza A
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A Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, Via Amendola 165/A 70126-Bari, Italy.
B Corresponding author. Email: gennaro.brunetti@uniba.it
Soil Research 57(4) 365-373 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR18297
Submitted: 4 October 2018 Accepted: 18 February 2019 Published: 15 March 2019
Abstract
The excessive use of fertilisers and frequent and deep tillage are not considered good agricultural practices because they increase production costs and reduce soil fertility. Water extractable organic matter (WEOM) is the fraction of soil organic matter responsible for nutrient transport and bioavailability. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of a 2-year rotation of faba bean–wheat, cultivated for a decade, and the agricultural practices (conventional vs no tillage, and fertilisation vs no fertilisation) on selected soil parameters and WEOM quality. Results showed that the soil organic carbon (SOC) and the total nitrogen (TN) content increased after the wheat and faba bean, respectively. Plots managed with conventional tillage showed WEOM with higher OC content with respect to no-tillage plots. A higher WEOM OC content was observed also in the fertilised plots. The WEOM of fertilised and faba bean plots was derived from decomposition of native SOC, but the microbial community decomposition was the main origin of WEOM after wheat.
Additional keywords: conventional tillage, faba bean, no tillage, WEOM, wheat.
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